Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Nuclear Fission and Fusion - Understanding the Concepts - Page 161: 5.50a

Answer

From top to bottom: $80$ $mg$ $40$ $mg$ $20$ $mg$ $10$ $mg$ $5$ $mg$

Work Step by Step

After one half-life, the mass is halved. Initial mass: 80 mg. 1 half-life: $80$ $mg \times \frac{1}{2} = 40$ $mg$ 2 half-lives: $40$ $mg \times \frac{1}{2} = 20$ $mg$ 3 half-lives: $20$ $mg \times \frac{1}{2} = 10$ $mg$ 4 half-lives: $10$ $mg \times \frac{1}{2} = 5$ $mg$ Therefore, all the masses of iodine-131 on the vertical axis are (from top to bottom): $80$ $mg$ $40$ $mg$ $20$ $mg$ $10$ $mg$ $5$ $mg$
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